[ARCHIVED THREAD] - The effect of affecting

Posted: 8/4/2012 10:50:01 AM EDT

too to two, they they're their

fuck english

America should have adopted German instead of this fucking wreck of a language.

"Hey guys, instead of having strict rules for plurals, possession, and tense; lets just make up a new fucking word for every situation. Lets also make sure that nothing is fucking spelled how it sounds and arbitrarily make up rules that don't make a fucking lick of sense as to when shit applies or doesn't. "

English - The most orthographically and homographically complex language

Posted: 8/4/2012 10:52:05 AM EDT

[#1]

I studied German when I lived in Germany. Couldn't stand that language. I'd rather speak Swahili while living in Iceland.

Posted: 8/4/2012 11:03:53 AM EDT

[#2]

You have a right to write about what's right about our rite of speaking english, even if those on the right don't agree with your right.

Posted: 8/4/2012 11:17:05 AM EDT

[#3]

And I'll send you a apple.

(I hate that 'a' before a vowel rule that's becoming normal).

Posted: 8/4/2012 11:19:49 AM EDT

[#4]

I worked with a German lady, and she asked me what the difference between 'payor' and 'payer' was.

I said "They mean exactly the same thing, they're just spelled differently. Isn't English cool?" She gave me a really weird look.

Posted: 8/4/2012 11:22:35 AM EDT

[#5]

English is like, hard or something.

Posted: 8/4/2012 11:23:45 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
I worked with a German lady, and she asked me what the difference between 'payor' and 'payer' was.

I said "They mean exactly the same thing, they're just spelled differently. Isn't English cool?" She gave me a really weird look.

I love the English language, but I have to face the facts: she was right.

Posted: 8/4/2012 11:27:13 AM EDT

[#7]

Somewhere back in history there was a mega-troll, the troll of all trolls. This mega-troll was there when English was invented and he trolled the shit out of it. He is the asshole that came up with too,to,two and Miss,Mrs,Ms. There and their, I before E except when sounding like Ay or following C.....